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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ACKERMAN,
ACKERMANN, AKERMAN, AKERMANN.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, Surnames,
by Bernard Homer Dixon, 1857,
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by
William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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ACKERMAN, ACKERMANN,
AKERMAN, AKERMANN,
Bardsley has: an occupational surname meaning "the Acreman";
a ploughman, a husbandman, a tiller of soil; "both prestis and knightis
mosten bicome acremen and heerdis," 1389; Hist. Eng. Dic.
Arthur has: ACKERMAN.
(Saxon) From acker, oaken, made of oak, and
man, hence, a brave, firm,
unyielding man.
Dixon has: ACKERMAN
(Englist), ACKERMANN (German), AKKERMAN (Dutch and Flemish), Farmer.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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